Nurse Aide and Health Sciences Faculty

Location: Aurora

POSITION SUMMARY

The Community College of Aurora is a dynamic institution that strives to serve its diverse staff and student population founded on principles of equity and inclusion. The college is seeking a full-time faculty member for our Nurse Aide and our Health Sciences Department. This faculty member will be responsible for teaching courses, developing and evaluating curriculum for current and new programs, and serving as the nurse aide program coordinator.

OVERVIEW OF CCA

The Community College of Aurora serves our diverse community by providing high-quality instruction and support services to prepare students for transfer and employment. We are particularly interested in applicants that demonstrate a commitment to working with individuals and groups from diverse identities, including but not limited to: socioeconomic, cultural, sexual orientation, gender identity expression, disability, multilingual learners, veterans, non-traditional, race and ethnic backgrounds.

More than 20 different languages and 60 countries are represented  addition to traditional degree and certificate programs, CCA offers non-credit professional development courses, customized training, and economic and workforce development resources to employer partners and individual professionals seeking to enhance the capacity and productivity of their workforce or individual knowledge and skills. The college centers diversity, equity, and inclusion and we actively seek to employee partners who want to join us in working to reducing outcome gaps among our diverse student population.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Instructional responsibilities may include day, evening, weekend, hybrid and/or online courses. Teach students using traditional and contemporary methods of instruction, which may include online, multimedia, interdisciplinary learning communities, etc.

* Maintain required office and campus hours.

* Assist with Department duties as requested.

* Assist with annual program assessment effort.

* Assist with maintaining student compliance.

* Develop and evaluate curriculum per stakeholder needs and regulatory requirements, recommend changes as appropriate.

* Assist with class scheduling, staffing, and preparation of materials as requested.

* Assist students with program advising and registration.

* Provide student grades and feedback in a timely manner.

* Maintain professional interaction and relationships with College constituents.

* Implement student assessment and retention strategies and create department reports.

* Support Phlebotomy Program and Instructors on skills and events.

* Work as or directly with the Department Chair and Program Coordinator to ensure pass rate success and DORA compliance.

* Under the supervision of the Department Chair, duties will include the coordination of the Integrated Nursing Pathway Program.

Clinical Responsibilities

* Oversee the clinical assignment and students for the Nurse Aide Program

* Monitor and evaluate student clinical skill requirements for the Nurse Aide Program.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

* Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from a nationally accredited institution.

* Current Colorado Registered Nurse (RN) License, or Multi-State compact RN License, in good standing and without restrictions.

* Currently possess or be able to obtain a Career Technical Education Endorsement in the Health Sciences and Nurse Aide Pathway.

* Have at least 2 years (4,000 hours) of nursing experience in caring for the elderly and/or the chronically ill of any age of which at least 1 year must be in the provision of services in a long-term care facility.

* One-year nursing or nurse aide teaching experience.

* Committed to creating an inclusive learning and work environment with an ability to work effectively with students, faculty, and staff of diverse backgrounds.

* Ability to effectively navigate relevant technology, including online databases, excel, etc.

PREFERRED QUALIFCIATIONS

* Master's Degree in Nursing, or enrolled in a Master's Degree in Nursing program.

* Previous higher education experience.

* Teaching experience including skills-based testing and assessment.

* Demonstrated administrative and supervisory experience.

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